Douglas B. Nelson

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
66 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Douglas B. Nelson is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas B. Nelson has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 20 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Douglas B. Nelson's work include Esophageal and GI Pathology (23 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (15 papers) and Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (13 papers). Douglas B. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal and GI Pathology (23 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (15 papers) and Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection (13 papers). Douglas B. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Douglas B. Nelson's co-authors include Martin L. Freeman, Joseph P. Moore, Michael E. Ryan, Michael J. Shaw, M. Brian Fennerty, Mary E. Herman, Alfred M. Pheley, Gregory Haber, John H. Bond and Jeffrey D. Lande and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Douglas B. Nelson

65 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Complications of Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy

1996 1.8k citations Martin L. Freeman, Douglas B. Nelson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Risk factors for post-ERCP pancreatitis: A prospective, multicenter study

2001 883 citations Martin L. Freeman, James A. DiSario et al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Douglas B. Nelson United States	30	4.2k	3.9k	3.0k	476	440	66	5.6k
Irving M. Pike United States	24	4.0k 1.0×	3.2k 0.8×	4.0k 1.3×	513 1.1×	186 0.4×	35	5.5k
Joseph Romagnuolo United States	39	3.9k 0.9×	5.2k 1.4×	3.3k 1.1×	848 1.8×	175 0.4×	152	6.6k
Andrew S. Ross United States	37	1.9k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	904 1.9×	432 1.0×	170	4.1k
Shyam Varadarajulu United States	51	3.5k 0.8×	6.2k 1.6×	5.1k 1.7×	386 0.8×	131 0.3×	252	7.5k
Thierry Ponchon France	56	6.8k 1.6×	7.3k 1.9×	4.4k 1.5×	2.9k 6.0×	234 0.5×	387	10.8k
Bret T. Petersen United States	38	3.0k 0.7×	3.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	524 1.1×	76 0.2×	131	4.2k
Michel Cremer Belgium	41	3.0k 0.7×	5.6k 1.4×	3.2k 1.1×	584 1.2×	112 0.3×	151	6.4k
Bret T. Petersen United States	49	4.7k 1.1×	8.7k 2.2×	5.4k 1.8×	1.3k 2.7×	480 1.1×	162	11.7k
John L. Petrini United States	20	3.1k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	551 1.2×	27 0.1×	31	4.4k
Audrey H. Calderwood United States	24	1.7k 0.4×	1.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 2.7×	106 0.2×	92	4.1k

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Sawhney, Mandeep, et al.. (2010). Fecal Occult Blood Test in Patients on Low-Dose Aspirin, Warfarin, Clopidogrel, or Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 55(6). 1637–1642. 44 indexed citations

Perdue, David G., Martin L. Freeman, James A. DiSario, et al.. (2008). Plastic Versus Self-expanding Metallic Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 42(9). 1040–1046. 131 indexed citations

Sawhney, Mandeep, et al.. (2007). Impact of Preoperative Endoscopic Ultrasound on Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Staging. CHEST Journal. 132(3). 916–921. 11 indexed citations

Sawhney, Mandeep, et al.. (2006). Endoscopic Ultrasound and Positron Emission Tomography for Lung Cancer Staging. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 4(7). 846–851. 10 indexed citations

Sawhney, Mandeep, Douglas B. Nelson, & Steven M. Debol. (2006). The ever-expanding spectrum of GI endoscopy: EUS-guided FNA of thyroid cancer. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 65(2). 319–320. 4 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas B.. (2005). Appropriate use of surveillance colonoscopy after polypectomy. Nature Clinical Practice Oncology. 2(1). 22–23. 3 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas B., William R. Jarvis, William A. Rutala, et al.. (2004). Multi-society Guideline for Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 47(4). 413–421. 52 indexed citations

Scamurra, Ronald W., Douglas B. Nelson, Gregg J. Silverman, et al.. (2002). Mucosal Plasma Cell Repertoire During HIV-1 Infection. The Journal of Immunology. 169(7). 4008–4016. 30 indexed citations

Nelson, Douglas B., et al.. (2002). Procedural success and complications of large-scale screening colonoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 55(3). 307–314. 325 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B.. (2002). New technology in the endoscopy center. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 12(2). 325–334. 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B.. (2002). Technical Assessment of Direct Colonoscopy Screening. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America. 12(1). 77–84. 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., et al.. (2000). Dyspepsia Is Associated With Caga-Positive Helicobacter Pylori. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 95(12). 3412–3417. 13 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., John J. Bosco, Douglas O. Faigel, et al.. (1999). Technology Status Evaluation Report: Endoscopy Simulators. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 50(6). 935–937. 12 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., John J. Bosco, Douglas O. Faigel, et al.. (1999). Technology Status Evaluation Report: Automatic Endoscope Reprocessors. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 50(6). 925–927. 8 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., John J. Bosco, Douglas O. Faigel, et al.. (1999). Technology Status Evaluation Report: Biliary Stents. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 50(6). 938–942. 4 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., et al.. (1999). Pseudomembranous Colitis After Itraconazole Therapy. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 94(7). 1971–1973. 3 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., et al.. (1997). Silicone-covered Wallstent prototypes for palliation of malignant esophageal obstruction and digestive-respiratory fistulas. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 45(1). 31–37. 59 indexed citations

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Freeman, Martin L., Douglas B. Nelson, S Sherman, et al.. (1996). Complications of Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy. New England Journal of Medicine. 335(13). 909–919. 1808 indexed citations breakdown →

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Silvis, Stephen E., Peter B. Meier, & Douglas B. Nelson. (1996). The use of a wire mesh stent in treating biliary obstruction caused by shrapnel. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 44(6). 741–746. 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Douglas B., et al.. (1994). Management of a tracheoesophageal fistula with a silicone-covered self-expanding metal stent. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 40(4). 497–499. 12 indexed citations

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